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October 2012
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South Africa mines
Social dialogue needed to prevent further violence in SA mines, says ILO
01 October 2012
The ILO calls for social dialogue and a review of labour market institutions to avoid further violence in the South African mining industry
June 2012
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One year on, Uruguay is first to ratify ILO domestic work Convention
14 June 2012
Uruguay becomes the first to ratify the ILO’s standard-setting Convention on Domestic Workers. The international treaty aims to improve the lives of domestic workers worldwide in the face of huge decent work deficits.
June 2011
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I-News
Singapore, First Asian country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
15 June 2011
Singapore has ratified the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with the full support of tripartite partners – the seafarer unions and the National Trades Union Congress, as well as the maritime industry and the Singapore National Employers Federation.
October 2008
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Better work program
IFC and ILO to improve labor standards and competitiveness in Vietnam’s apparel industry
07 October 2008
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in the Vietnamese apparel industry and boost the international competitiveness of the sector.